Meet Josefina: An American GirlJosefina Montoya is growing up on her family's rancho near Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1824. Ever since Mama died a year before, Josefina and her three sisters have been struggling to carry on without her. Now their beloved grandfather is returning home after a long trading trip, and he's bringing a surprise. |
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